Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-02

THE DISCOVERY WHICH STARTLED CHICAGO JUDGE
RELIC OF THE ANARCHIST TRIAL.
From Chicago comes story of the finding of
another dynamite bomb, this time under Judge
Bakers desk in the criminal courtroom. Judge
Baker himself found the bomb on Tuesday last.
He says Of 1t: 81 was swinging around in my
chair, when all at once saw at one corner Of my
desk what thought was baseball. 1t looked
little bit larger than baseball, and, after CIV
ing it a kick and seeing it roll about in an odd
taken, and that 1T was not a baseball. It was
mach lighter. Apparently 1t was not metal, for
it was too light Ior tnat. l saw piece OF
knowing what the thing was, handed it TO Baiuff
Rice Since then, however, have learned it was
a bomb l remember once / kicked the thing
Gracious, it makes shudder to think what
would have happened II 1t went on" The bomb Is
made of block tin and glass, and resembles brand
new base ball, but is much lighter On one side OF
1t there is stout rubber band which protects an
opening, out OF which projects small piece Of
fuse.
RELIC OF THE ANARCHISTS TRIAL
The story was widely published, but was quickly
robbed of sensational features Judge Baker was
only recently elected, and has occupied Judge
Gary's old desk but a few days. Mr.. Smith, clerk
of the court. said the bomb had been lying around
under the desk for months, and is relic OF the
anarchists trial. Judge Longenecker and others
had seen 1t, knew what it was and thought no
more of the matter. They are enjoying laugh at
the expense of Judge Baker.
ARBITRATION IN Observation-Disclosures in the
great lockout in the building trades began in
Chicago yesterday. Five members OF the brick
layers union and a like number of the Master Ma
sons Association met in conference in the morn
ing and spent the entire day together behind
closed doors. Before the conference a committee
from the Master Carpenters Association waited
requested that nine hours be insisted upon as a
days work. The master masonS refused to make
any promises, and some OF them are In favor Of
eight hours. The day was occupied in attempts to
agree upon a moderator satisfactory to both Sides
No one was decided upon. The conference was re-
suned to-day.
DIPHTHERIA MOwS Down CHnDREN.-The New
York Sun to-day says: "Dtphtheria was never so
There were SCI cases and sie DEATHS ' principaiiy
among tenement children. Imperfect ventilation
aid defective plumbing are held responsible. DR..
Taylor advises The health board TO appoint special
sanitary inspectors for the investigation OF the
causes OF the duration OF the disease
on so large a scale. There have been 93l2 deaths
in the city this year 80 far against II SI\fn the
first half OF 1886. Measles Is chiefly responsible
for the increase. 1t had ten times as many VIC
Tins as smallpox.
CANADA OUGHT TO RECIPROCATE.-A criminal
prosecution OF novel character is about to begin
In Chicago. Adelard ID. Parent, cashier OF the
HOchelager Bank, OF Montreal stole S47 900 OF the
banks funds and came TO Chicago. Thursday
Crown Prosecutor GreenShield OF Montreal and
c. w. Patterson manager OF the London Guarantee
Company, which became surety for Parent. held
an interview with States Attorney Grinnell and 1t
ID.
as he cannot be taken back TO Canada. There is an
Illinois statute rendering abScOnding criminals
from another state or country bringing the pro-
ceeds OF their crimes into that State liable to trial
and imprisonment there. Parent is under arrest
in Buffalo, \. u, but viii be brought TO Chicago
on re4u1Sitlon.
VALUABLE HORSES BURNED AT LONG BRANcH.-At
$3.50 o'clock last evening some stables in Cedar
and Pond avenues at Long Branch, Nd, caught
fire. Simon Hernberger OF SO Spring street New
YORK, lost four horses and two carriages valued in
niliner. saved all his horses. but his stable VAL
ued at $1,000, Is total loss. Nathaniel Paige the
proprietor OF the Normandie Hotel, lost several
priced by his wife ". C. Frank, owner Of several
race horses, Will have damages against some in
s SUI companies amounting to about $1,000.
ocean Beach, lost his stable.
BAD NEWS CAUSES INSTANT DEATH-The thirteen
year-od son OF Truman Stupplebeen, of Client n
Y, was drowned Friday while bathing In ArnOld's
pond. When the news was made known to Mrs.
Link, an aged grandmother OF the boy, she fell
from her chair dead.
WILSON ESCAPES THE GALLOws.-In the case OF
George II. Wilson, convicted OF murder in the first
degree in Philadelphia in killing Wakefield Gaines
Judge Hare yesterday granted a motion for a new
TRIAL. Inc prisoner at once rendered plea of
guilty OF murder In the second degree which was
accepted. and the judge imposed the full penalty
OF the law, twelve years in the penitentiary. The
dismembered trunk Of Gaines was found in a pond
In Bucks County, and Wilson and Mrs. Mary Tabs
were arrested and charged with his murder All
the parties were cOlOred. The head and limbs of
the murdered man have never been found. Mrs.
Tabs has not yet been tried. In sentencing VIII
son Judge Hare said circumstances had come to
the knowledge OF the court since the prisOner's
conviction or murder In the first degree which left
room for doubt on certain points, and in view of
the prisoners youth he had granted the new trial
and accepted the plea OF guilty in the second de-
gree.
WEST VIRGINIA EDITORS AT WAR.-Lee II. Vance,
editor OF the Clarksburg (W. Va) Ne,cs, last even.